Dispensing-receptacle



S. SLOBODZIAN AND J. OBERLEITAN.

v DISPENSING RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED IUNE 1. I920.

1,365,557. Patented Jan. 11, 1921.

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S. SLOBODZIAN AND J. OBERLEITAN. DISPENSING RECEPTACLE.

APPL'lCATlO-N FILED JUNE 1. 1'92o.

1,365,557. Patented Jan-1141921.

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UNITED stares PATENT OFFICE.

DISPENSING-RECEPTAGLE.

Application filed June 1,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SZYMON SLoBonzIAN and JOSEPH OBERLEITAN, citizens of Poland, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dispensing-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in dispensing receptacles and particularly to that type of receptacle designed for containing and dispensing sugar, the device being placed upon a table and operated for the dispensing of single portions of sugar at each operation.

A further object of the invention is to provide a dispensing receptacle for sugar and like fluent material in which a measuring pocket receives a quantity of sugar with the supply to the pocket closed upon an automatic opening of the delivery end of the pocket, the main receptacle being provided with the desired number of independent delivery pockets with operating mechanism therefor.

WVith the above and other objects in view, the present invention consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a sugar dispensing receptacle constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same,

Fi 3 is a cross sectional view taken on line %IIIII of Fig. 1 showing the sugar receiving pockets in the bottom of the receptacle,

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken on line IV-IV of Fig. 1,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail sectional view of a portion of the bottom wall of the receptacle, showing in dotted lines the mechanism for controlling thepassage of mate rial from the receptacle,

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional View showing in side elevation, the operating lever for shifting the device for controlling the inlet and outlet of the measuring pocket,

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary elevational view of a portion of the device showing the ten-- sioned gate for controlling the outlet to the pocket and the operating lever therefor,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 11, 1921. 1920. Serial na'ssams. I

removed from the casing.

Referring more in detail'to the accom panylng drawings, there is illustrated a dispenslng receptacle, particularly designed for dellyerlng sugar in small quantities and em bodies a mounting base 1 carrying a standard 2, preferably of the tripod type illustrated in Fig. 4 with the receptacle body 3 mplunted upon the upper end of the standar The receptacle may be of any design preferred, the same being illustrated as of hexagonal formation in cross section and proyided with a removable cover 4. As shown in Figs. 3, 5, and 8, the bottom wall 5 of the receptacle 3 is provided with recesses 6 in the form of tapered depressions having the lower open ends 7 thereof communicating with the measuring pocket 8 in the bottom wall 5 of increased thickness, as shown in Fig. 8. The walls of the receptacle 3 form a closure or outer wall for the pocket 8 and devices are associated with the pockets for controlling the passage of sugar and other material'from the receptacle 3 into, and from the pocket 8.

The devices forcontrolling the passage of sugar toand from the pocket 8 comprisean arm 9 pivotally mounted by the pin 10 upon the upper wall of the pocket 8, the pin being surrounded by a coil spring 11 having the free end' 11 thereof engaging the pin 12 depending from the arm 9, the spring end 11 normally maintaining the arm 11 spaced from the socket opening 7 with the opening normally unrestricted as shown in Figs. 5 and 8. An operating lever for shifting thearm 9 is pivotally mounted within an opening 13 provided in the bottom 5 adjacent the pocket 8 and alining with an opening 14: in the side wall of the receptacle 3, the operating lever 15 being shown in detail in Figs. 6 and 9 as being pivotally mounted upon the pin 16 extending transversely of the bottom opening 13 with the finger engaging end 17 of the operating lever projecting through the opening 14 in the side wall 3 of the casing. A forked bracket 18 is iiXedto one side of the operating lever 15 and is provided with angularly bent ends 19 and 20. As shown in *ig. 6, the depending pin 12 carried by the lever arm 9 extends between the bracket ends 19 and 20 and is adapted for normal engagement with the angle end 19, as influenced by the spring 11 to hold the operating le ver elevated as shown in Fig. 6 with the lever arm spaced from the opening 7.

As shown in Figs. 7, 8, and 10, the outlet end of the pocket 8 is normally closed by a gate valve 21 fixed to a rod 22 that is pivotally mounted between the side walls of the pocket 8 with an angularly bent end 23 ex tending into the bottom opening 13. A spring finger 2d secured as at 25 to the bot-- tom wall 5 of the receptacle engages the outer face of the gate valve 21 as shown in Fig. 8 to maintain the valve 21 closed at all times, the opposite sides of the gate valve 21 substantially irictionally engaging the side walls of the opening 7 to prevent the escape of material at these points.

In the operation of the device, assuming that the receptacle is filled with sugar or like material, with the material entering the depressions 6 and passing through the openings 7 into the pocket 8, and it being desired to discharge the contents of the pocket 8 into the chute 26, for discharging from the receptacle, the finger engaging end 17 of the operating lever 15 is depressed to cause the bent end 19 of the bracket 18 upon the lever to engage the depending pin 12 upon the plate arm 9, to move the arm 9 upon its pivotal mounting 10 against the tension'of the spring 11 to close the opening 7 as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 8, the pin 9 depending from the upper wall of the pocket 8 limiting the movement of the arm 9 to assure the closing of the opening 7. As soon as the opening 7 is closed by the plate 9, the angle end 20 of the bracket 18 engages the end 23 of the rod 22 to shift said rod and gate valve against the tension of the spring 24, thus to open the gate valve and permit the contents of the pocket 8 to flow into the chute 26 for reception in the desired container. It will be understood that any numberof delivery pockets 8 may be provided in the receptacle with independently operating controlling means for each pocket, one of the principal features of the invention residing in the advance closing of the opening 7 prior to the operation of the gate valve 21, so that the remaining contents of the receptacle 3 are undisturbed while the gate valve 21 is open.

ld hile there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

lWhat is claimed as new is:

1. A dispensing device of the character described comprising a receptacle, pockets provided in the bottom wall of said receptacle, means associated with said pockets for controlling the inlet and outlet of material thereto, said means including independent pivotally mounted plates for controlling the inlets to the pockets and a gate valve controlling each pocket outlet, means for operating the inlet control plate and the outlet gate valve comprising a lever pivotally mounted within the casing, a bracket having spaced arms mounted on the lever and means carried by the plate adapted to be engaged by one arm of the lever bracket for operating the plate to control the inlet opening to the pocket and means connected with the gate to be engaged by the other arm to con trol the outlet opening.

2. A dispensing device of the character described comprising a receptacle, pockets provided in the bottom wall of said receptacle, means associated with said pockets for controlling the inlet and outlet of material thereto, said means including independent pivotally mounted plates for controlling the inlets to the pockets and a gate valve controlling each pocket outlet, means for oper ating the inlet control plate and the outlet gate valve, comprising a lever p'ivotally mounted within the casing, a bracket having spaced arms mounted on the lever, means carried by the plate adapted to be engaged by the lever bracket for operating the plate to control the inlet opening to the pocket, and means carried by the gate valve adapted to be engaged by said lever bracket for operating the gate valve subsequent to the operation of the inlet control plate.

In testimony whereof we afii'x our signatures.

s'ZYMoN SLOBODZIAN. JOSEPH OBERLEITAN. 

